Fortuna Hjørring

Fortuna Hjørring is a women's association football team from Hjørring, Denmark. The club was formed in 1966 and play in green and white. Their biggest achievement in European football was reaching the 2002–03 UEFA Women's Cup final where they ultimately lost 1–7 on aggregate to Umeå IK. They are one of the two most successful clubs in Danish women's football, with among 11 titles.[1][2]

Fortuna Hjørring
Full nameFortuna Hjørring
Founded28 October 1966 (1966-10-28)
GroundNord Energi Stadion
Capacity10,000
ChairmanBirgit Christensen
Head coachBo Zinck
LeagueElitedivisionen
2022–233rd
WebsiteClub website

The next try at a European Cup came in 2009–10 with the newly created UEFA Women's Champions League. In the round of 32 they defeated Italians Bardolino but then lost the round of 16 to eventual finalist Lyon. In the 2016–17 season they reached their best result since the final in 2003, when they made it to the quarter-finals which they lost 0–2 on aggregate to Manchester City.

Honours
  • UEFA Women's Cup
    • Runner-up: 2003
  • Danish League (11)
    • Champion: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020
  • Danish Cup (10)
    • Champion: 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2016, 2019, 2022
    • Runner-up: 1998, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2023
  • Danish Indoor Cup (4)
    • Champion: 1994, 1997, 1999, 2001
  • Nordic Championship (2)
    • Champion: 1995, 1996

Competition record
Season Division Position Danish Cup Ch. League
2003–04 1 02 / 08 ?
2004–05 1 02 / 08 Finalist
2005–06 1 02 / 08 Champion
2006–07 1 02 / 08 Finalist
2007–08 1 02 / 10 Champion
2008–09 1 01 / 10 Finalist
2009–10 1 01 / 10 Semifinals Round of 16
2010–11 1 02 / 10 Finalist Round of 16
2011–12 1 02 / 10 Semifinals Round of 16
2012–13 1 02 / 10 Finalist Round of 16
2013–14 1 01 / 8 Semifinals Round of 16
2014–15 1 02 / 10 Finalist Round of 16
2015–16 1 01 / 8 Champion Round of 16
2016–17 1 02 / 10 Semifinals Quarter-final
2017–18 1 Champion Quarterfinals Round of 32
2018–19 1 02 / 8 Champion Round of 32
2019–20 1 Champion Semifinals Round of 16
2020–21 3 03 / 8 Quarterfinals Round of 16

Record in UEFA competitions

All results (away, home and aggregate) list Fortuna Hjørring's goal tally first.

Competition Round Club Away Home Aggregate
2002–2003 Second qualifying roundMoldova Codru Anenii Noi5–0––
Iceland Breiðablik Kópavogur9–0––
Belarus Bobruichanka Bobruisk (Host)3–0––
Quarter-finalNorway Trondheim2–2 a1–03–2
Semi-finalEngland Arsenal5–13–1 a8–2
FinalSweden Umeå1–4 a0–31–7
2009–2010 Round of 32Italy Verona1–24–0 a5–2
Round of 16France Lyon0–50–1 a0–6
2010–2011 Round of 32Italy Verona6–18–0 a14–1
Round of 16Germany Duisburg2–4 a0–32–7
2011–2012 Round of 32Switzerland Young Boys3–0 a2–15–1
Round of 16Sweden Kopparbergs/Göteborg2–30–1 a2–4
2012–2013 Round of 32Scotland Glasgow City2–1 a0–02–1
Round of 16Sweden Kopparbergs/Göteborg2–31–1 a3–4
2013–2014 Round of 32Italy Tavagnacco2–3 a2–04–3
Round of 16Sweden Tyresö0–41–2 a1–6
2014–2015 Round of 32Portugal Ourém3–0 a6–09–0
Round of 16Sweden Rosengård1–2 a0–21–4
2015–2016 Round of 32Belarus FC Minsk2–0 a4–06–0
Round of 16Italy Brescia0–1 a1–11–2
2016–2017 Round of 32Spain Athletic Bilbao1–2 a3–1 a.e.t.4–3
Round of 16Italy Brescia1–0 a3–14–1
Quarter-finalEngland Manchester City0–10–1 a0–2
2017–2018 Round of 32Italy Fiorentina1–2 a0–01–2
2018–2019 Round of 32Italy Fiorentina0–2 a0–20–4
2019–2020 Round of 32Albania Vllaznia1–0 a2–03–0
Round of 16France Lyon0–4 a0–70–11
2020–2021 Round of 32 Slovenia Pomurje3–0 a3–26–2
Round of 16 Spain Barcelona0–4 a0–50–9

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Players

Current squad
As of 26 February 2023[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Denmark DEN Freja Thisgaard
2 DF Denmark DEN Line Saustrup Kristensen
3 DF Romania ROU Maria Ficzay
4 MF United States USA Jenae Packard
5 DF Finland FIN Tiia Peltonen
6 FW Denmark DEN Signe Timmermann Clausen
8 MF Denmark DEN Signe Carstens
10 MF Denmark DEN Mathilde Carstens
11 FW Romania ROU Florentina Olar
12 DF Denmark DEN Signe Baattrup
13 MF United States USA Libby Moore
15 FW United States USA Ashley Riefner
16 GK Denmark DEN Laura Jensen
17 FW Nigeria NGA Omewa Joy Ogochukwu
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW Denmark DEN Asii Berthelsen
19 DF United States USA Renee Guion
20 MF Denmark DEN Mathilde Vistisen
21 FW Denmark DEN Rikke Dybdahl
22 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Roma McLaughlin
25 GK Denmark DEN Marie Gade
26 FW United States USA Jenna Menta
31 DF United States USA Kelly Ann Livingstone
33 GK United States USA Adelaide Gay
47 FW Denmark DEN Karoline Olesen
66 DF United States USA Janelle Cordia
85 DF Denmark DEN Marie Fisker Odgaard
— FW United States USA Hannah Richardson
— MF United States USA Aleigh Gambone

Coaching staff

First team
PositionStaff
Head coachDenmark Brian Sørensen
Assistant coachAustralia Stephen Neligan
Sweden Elena Sadiku
Goalkeeper coachDenmark Rasmus Enevoldsen
Team LeaderDenmark Anne-Mette Christensen
Physical coachDenmark Emilie Holmgaard
Denmark Jannik Unger
PhysiotherapistDenmark Nicolas Rasmussen
DoctorDenmark Jørgen Boserup

Notable former players

For more former players, see Category:Fortuna Hjørring players.

References
  1. "Fortuna Hjørring henter guldet tilbage fra Brøndby". DR. 27 June 2020.
  2. "Cheftræner fejrer sit første mesterskab: – Pigerne har lært mig meget". Nordjyske Stiftstidende. 27 June 2020.
  3. "Squad". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
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